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United States Assumes Swift U. S. Protection of Greenland Arming Of

Special to the "Telegraph"

WASHINGTON, Apr. 10 (Ul').—President Roosevelt to- day placed Greenland under the protection of the United States. Under an agreement between the Danish Minister, Mr de Kaufman, and President Roosevelt, the latter promised that no foreign Power will impose sovereignty over Greenland which will remain a Danish colony.

The agreement includes the right for the United States to establish atr bases and other, fortifications in Greenland.

The United States may deepen the harbours, construct roads and com- munications, lease land and water areas for defence facilities and maintain radio and meteorological facilities.

American Army Strength

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Garrisons

Transport Taken Over

WASHINGTON, Apr. 10 (Reuter), All army transports have been diverted to move troops and supplies between the United States and lis oversens possessions and bases, it is disclosed to-day. Complete military censorship has been imposed at all

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For Idle Foreign Ships

Special to the "Telegraph"

WASHINGTON, Apr. 10 (UP).~President Roosevelt, In u special message to Congress, asked for legislation empowering him to requisition and pay for any foreign vessel immobilised. In

United States waters.

He said that unless supplies can be moved from United States ports, "our own ultimate defence will be rendered futile."

The President would be empowered to take over 18 French vessels, in- cluding the Normandie. The Gov- ernment's would bo compensated Robert Patterson, Under-Secretary from the seven billion dollar Lend of War, told reporters, "Our greater and Lease funds,

The President's incssage stated. activity lo Hawall, the Philippines "In view of the growing sabotage of

bases.

Guerillas On Edge Of Shanghai

and the Canal Zone and our new Atlantic bases, require the full use of available tonnage which is sulted to four national needs. I am satisfied that transport and service vessels."

Twenty-six passenger and cargo we should have statutory authority

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Apr. 10 (Domel).hips are involved and, in addition to take over any such vessels that

ment of just compensation. the War Department has chartered our needs require, subject to the pay-

SHANGHAI, Apr. 10 (UP).— ten freighters.

"It is obvious that our own ultimate For the first time since the defence

will be rendered futile if the

The agreement grants to the United States, Customs freedom on supplles and materials and declares that the pact shall be effective "until the--The War Department has revealed present dangers to the peace and security of the American continent have passed."

that land forces have reached 1,165,- 600 officers and men to-day, which is

Manoeuvres Off Hawaii 232,400 short of the June goal. The

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" growing shortage in shipping facili- Japanese captured Shanghai, 25 Acted On Reports

present total represents an increase of

Honolulu, Apr. 10 (UP). The armyles is not arrested. It is also obvious armed Chinese guerillas to-day that the inability to move accumu- attempted to attack the Japanese Mr Stephen Early of the While 182,100 officers and men in one month.

department to-day announced that lated materials from our ports con House said that the President acted The strength is: Regular Army after reports had been received that 987,000; National Guard 38,000; He- the greatest military force ever as-only result in the stoppage of pro- Special Service headquarters

sembled in Hawaii and the largest duction wit 28,000; Selective Service

ment located in Japanese-controlled with attendant unemployment German planes had been flying over serves

force of army aircraft ever to part- and the suspension of production con- Hongkew. Greenland. The spokesmar. said that

Selective Service officials have in-sipale in a department manoeuvre tracts. It is, therefore, essential both The guerillas were hiding in the and any other "foreign Greenland and possession in the Western Hemis-dicated that they will hold a seconti win in Department manoeul to our defence plans and domestile bushes near the headquarters when phere, including Canada, will be de-draft this summer for the registration nual Hawalian Department manoeur economy that we do not permit the they were challenged by a passing ferded

continuance of immobilisation in our nairol of the pro-Wang Ching-wei It attacked.

of youths who have reached their res from May 12 to 25. majority since June 10,

harbours of shipping facilities.. gistration is expected to involve 1,000,000 men, while it is disclosed that the new plan will induct 60,000

the agreement, the United s proposed to make certain that will retain control of Greenland and pledged her protection

374,000.

The new rc-

of the Island during the period monthly, effective from July 1. which Denmark ไม่ under Nuzl tiomination,

A State Depairment release dis-

clused that during the summer of German netivity on the eastern

1040,

coust

of Greenland became apparent wlien three German ships arrived oft Greenland ostensibly for commercial or scientifle purposes, but actually for meteorological assistance

their

operations in the North Atlantic.

war

War Essentials America Gets

From Far East

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" SILANGHAI, Apr. 10 (Domel).

Mr John Ahlers, in this week's

Late in the fall of 1040, an air "China Weekly Review, stressed reconnaissance appeared Cast of that of 21 war essentials which the

Appointments

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Apr. 10 (UP).- President Roosevelt to-day nominated

Mr Robert Lovelt of New York to be Assistant Secretary of Wor for Air and Mr John J. McCloy, also of New York to be Assistant Secretary War.

FORD STRIKE SETTLEMENT

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of

KIDNAPPING

IN SHANGHAI

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Peace Preservation Corps. They opened fire and attracted a Japanese landing party. After a ten-minute exchange of fire, the Chinese fcd leaving behind two who were cap- tured.

Two hours later in the French Con- SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" cession, Chinese gunmen killed one SILANGILAI, Apr. 11 (UP)-Mr) Japanese citizen and wounded, en- Faung Mou-hoo, Advertising Mana-other while on Wednesday Chinese of the American, registered gunmen Jalled two Japanese gen- Chinese vernacular newspaper "Shun darmes in Japanese-controlled Yang- Pao," published by Mr N. F. Allman tzepoo,

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a member of the Municipal Council, was kidnapped from his home at 12.10 nm. io-day by three men, two

DETROIT, Ápr. 10 (UP)-Mr of whom were dressed in foreign Greenland. On March 27, 1041, a United States lacks, twelve are im Henry Ford has accepted with reser- clothes. The men drove Mr Hoo Geritan bomber flew over the eastern ported from the Far East either en-vations the slrike peace proposals away in an automobile. coast of Greenland and on following tirely or partly, including antimony, sponsored by Governor Van Wagoner days, other German war planes chromium, cocoanut

reconnoitred likewise.

Burma-Thai Border

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LONDON, April 10 (Domei).It is announced that the British and That

·Governments have exchanged notes adopting the deep water channel of the Mekong River as the boundary between North Thailand and Kentung in Burma.

shells, hides, to which the United Automobile ADDIS ABABA

Manila fibre, mice, quinine, rubber, Workers Union have agreed unquali.

fedly. silk, lin, tungsten and wool.

Mr Ahlers pointed out that Chin-

The Unionists immediately went! ese and Japanese products no longer into ccnference to determine whether rank first among the United States or not the reservations are accept- linports from East Asia, adding that able-

the route of America's Far Eastern trade

now runs from Singapore

Prisoners Captured

through the Indian Ocean around the Tokyo Envoy To Vichy Addis Cape of Good Hope and across the Atlantic to New York.

James Roosevelt And Marriage

TREACHERY

IN CROATIA Enemy Welcomed

In Zagreb

SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Apr. 10. (UP).—Radió

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" NAIROBI, Apr. 10 (UP).-It is officiallyannounced-that-ap-Borlin-announced-a-special-war.com-. proximately 4,000 Italian and 1.000 munique saying that Zagreb has been native troops were taken prisoner at captured by tank troops who were Ababa, The patrols have welcomed by the populace... since then collected a further 1,450 SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" Italians and 000 natives. Two Bri- South African TOKYO, Apr., 11 (Domel).-Mrish officers and 18

drivers captured Sotomatsu Kato, new Japanese Am-motor transport bassador to France, will leave Tokyo 1,800 Italions at Awash. on April 16 for Vichy accompanied by "Reuter" says 31 wrecked pircraft, Viscount Sellchi Motono, First Secret- some capable of repair were found at

Addis Ababa. ary".

James, Eden And Dill Back

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" HOLLYWOOD, Apr. 10 (UP),- CHUNGKING, April 30 (Central News),~Plans for the construction of The President's eldest son, 100 glidera in 1941 were decided upon and his former nurse, Miss Romelle at the first meeting of the Board of Schneider, oppled for a marriage Directors of the Chinese Gliders' As- licence to-day. They said they sociation yesterday afternoon,

would be married next Tuesday.

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Also a variety of holiday novelty candies at strikingly low prices.

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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” LONDON, Apr. 10 (UP). The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr An- thony Eden, and the Chief of the Imperial and General Staff, General Sir John Dill, arrived here to-day from the Middle East,

Governor's Week-End

Extremist Elements SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

(Domci),- ZAGREB, Apr. 10 General Kuvatelnik, Vice-Premier of the Croatian State, following the de- claration of Croatia's independence by Dr Paveritch, lender of the Croats, has proclaimed that Hiller has agreed that the atate of Creatio, which has

its own history, is to be restored.

Zagreb (Agram) forms the second Ills Excellency the Governor will largest city in Yugoslavia next to attend Divine Service at St John's Belgrade and has a population of Calliedral on Sunday at 11 am. 130,000. Situated on the Sava River, In the afternoon His Excellenty it forms the political centre of the will proceed to Fanling Lodge for the Croats, week-end, returning to Government House on Tuesday,

Tale of Two Cities

R.A.F. VISIT

BERLIN

NAZIS OVER BIRMINGHAM

Land Mine Blows Up In French Concession

SHANGHAI, Apr. 11 (Reuter).-- The French Concession yesterday was shaken over a wide area when i land. mine was set off by four (alnese labourers in the Kunjao area.

The men were blown to pieces. It is believed that the mino was a relle of the 1937 fighting round Shanghai.

Special to the "Telegraph" · BERLIN, Apr. 10 (UP)—/ BIRMINGHAM, Apr. 10 (UP),— JOHANNESBURG, Apr. 10 (Reu- Throughout tho morning large The Luftwaffe's fierce pounding left ter).-A batch of 7,500 Italian pri- crowds thronged the Unter den buildings, homes and shops and many whom South Africa has agreed to widespread damage to commercial soners, the first of 20,000 prisoners Linden staring at the ruins of people are homeless. It is feared accept, were recently landed at a the State Opera House, the State that the casualties may prove to be South African port and are now been Library and office buildings heavy as the rescuers are still digging sent inland to concentration

for the duration of the war. which were burned out last night in the ruins. during the British raid.

The continuous rain of thousands The crash of falling bombs several of incendiary bombs and scores of times rocked the building in Unter den Linden, only

camps

United "Press" high explosives caused several major Refused To Employ

a abort distance from the Opera Later reports from a northeast

House.

C.O. Fireman

coast town showed that several dis-

"A man who is not prepared to After last night's rald, the State tricts in that arca suffered consider- Opern this morning issued a noticeably and the casualties are reported fight for his home and country should cancelling all performances. A to be growing.

Commercial and not be a member of a vital service." special gala guest week by the State Business premises as well as homos So declared Councillor Ryley Pratt, Opera of Rome was previously and schools were damaged. The bulk Chief Warden, when the Barnet, scheduled to play in the Berlin State of the damage appeared to have been Herts, Council decided to dispense Opern house beginning next week, wrought on working clars dwellings with the services of Auxiliary Fire-

"British Wireless" neutral

sources in Berlin who state that the Catroux Sentenced

To Death

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man

Petchley, a part-time volunteer. Petchley had registered as a con-

lentious objector and had been

Irald by the RAF, on Wednesday

isted for non-combatant duties, was the heaviest yet experienced in

"I have the power," added the capital. The damngo is describad

Councillor Prait, "r shall soo that as terrific. A main railway station was completely burnt out. All fro

firo VICHY, Apr. 10 (UP)-General no-one holding such principles shall brigades In Berlin were active Catroux, former Governor of Indo-work in any service with which I am throughout the night and they con- China has been sentenced to death connected."

Councillor. F. E. Claydon, a Labour tinued work until noon Thursday. In dosenila by a Gannat court mar- Casualties number at least 2,000 and tin TANDAAN

member, argued that the Council probably : 8,000,- including many

General

Catroux joined General had no right to arbitrale on a man'a deaths.

do. Gaulle's forces.

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